Abstract
In today's world, mental health is a priority, even more so in university residence halls, spaces of great wealth due to the complexity that arises when hosting mobile students from diverse cultures, ways of life, ways of thinking, beliefs, and rituals. This text shares experiences exploring the reality of the Don Bosco University Residence from the individual, group, family, and organizational dimensions, considering mental health as the guiding thread of this process. Through participatory action research, the authors highlight unique challenges of this reality, which key stakeholders at the residence hall experience in their daily lives, and offer reflections on psychological well-being as a transcendental factor for students to successfully complete their academic training. This work uncovers a world of possibilities for building a multicultural education model with a systemic vision, as the reality of the residence hall not only responds to the students who live there but also to the expectations of their families and communities. The residency unites multiple dreams, aspirations, realities, as well as problems and challenges, requiring the residence to manage changes and respond to the contingencies of the current context.
| Translated title of the contribution | Intercultural Mediation in Learning |
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| Original language | Spanish (Ecuador) |
| Title of host publication | Fortalecimiento de la salud mental en la Residencia Intercultural Don Bosco |
| Publisher | Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala |
| Pages | 11-38 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-9942-699-10-7 |
| State | Published - 29 Jan 2025 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Ecuador
- Mental health
- Processes
- Psychology
- Students
CACES Knowledge Areas
- 111A Education
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